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    Bangladesh’s Job Market in Peril: 1.4 Million Lose Work as Industrial Stagnation and Low Private Investment Deepen Unemployment Crisis

    International development partners, including the World Bank, have also entered the picture with initiatives designed to boost jobs and trade, although such efforts are longer-term in nature and their impact on immediate job creation is still unfolding.
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    Clean tech

    Over Half of Nepal’s Household Biogas Systems Abandoned, Undercutting Clean-Energy Goals

    Experts argue that meeting Nepal’s 2045 net-zero target and Sustainable Development Goal 7 – affordable and clean energy for all – will require a fundamental rethink of biogas policy.
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    Child Labour

    Nepal’s Renewed Fight Against Human Trafficking: Government Vows Stronger Action

    Nepal’s efforts are guided by the Human Trafficking and Transportation (Control) Act of 2007, which imposes up to 20 years’ imprisonment for offenders.
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    Climate change

    India Faces over $200 Billion a Year in Climate Adaptation Costs by 2050, McKinsey Report Warns

    Long-term climate risk, particularly heat exposure, also carries socio-economic consequences, threatening jobs, livelihoods and economic growth if unchecked.
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    Education

    India’s Higher Education Oversight Undergoes Major Shift with Tough Penalties and Accountability Measures

    At the heart of the reform is a graded penalty structure designed to deter non-compliance. According to provisions in the bill, institutions found violating regulatory standards could face fines starting at ₹10 lakh.
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    Finance and Economy

    In Rajya Sabha: Impact of US Tariffs on India’s Seafood Industry

    The minister said that the government is also pursuing new free trade agreements and working to improve the utilisation of existing FTAs.
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    Civil society

    Pakistan’s Legal Community Condemns Judicial Persecution of Lawyers Critical of Military

    The case has sparked alarm about shrinking civic space, erosion of rule of law and misuse of cybercrime legislation to criminalise dissent.
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    Afghanistan

    Winter Hunger Crisis Deepens in Afghanistan: Over 17 Million at Risk as Child Malnutrition Soars

    With humanitarian funding dwindling, critical supplementary feeding programmes risk being scaled back or halted altogether.
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    Accountability

    UN Warns of Mounting Crises in Afghanistan as Security Incidents Surge 57% Under Taliban Control

    In a sobering assessment released this week, the United Nations has painted a complex portrait of Afghanistan under Taliban governance, where a dramatic increase in security incidents coincides with fragile stability, devastating cross-border violence with Pakistan, and a deepening humanitarian and human rights crisis.
    Civil society

    Sri Lanka’s Prisons in Crisis: Overcrowding, Mental Health Collapse, and Calls for Comprehensive Reform

    Sri Lanka’s prison system is under intense scrutiny following multiple deaths in custody.
    Afghanistan

    Wildlife in Peril: Illegal Hunting and Bird Trade Defy Taliban Bans Across Afghanistan

    The persistence of illegal hunting and trade underscores a tension between traditional practices, economic necessity, and modern conservation imperatives.

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    UN Warns of Mounting Crises in Afghanistan as Security Incidents Surge 57% Under Taliban Control

    In a sobering assessment released this week, the United Nations has painted a complex portrait of Afghanistan under Taliban governance, where a dramatic increase in security incidents coincides with fragile stability, devastating cross-border violence with Pakistan, and a deepening humanitarian and human rights crisis.
    Civil society

    Sri Lanka’s Prisons in Crisis: Overcrowding, Mental Health Collapse, and Calls for Comprehensive Reform

    Sri Lanka’s prison system is under intense scrutiny following multiple deaths in custody.
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    Maldives: Amendments to Drugs Act; New Gang Violence Bill

    In a statement shared on social media, President Muizzu emphasized that current legislation poses significant challenges for state institutions combating drug addiction.
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    Afghanistan

    Afghanistan’s Imports Surge 37% as Exports Slip, SAARC Report Warns of Growing Trade Gap

    Experts argue that investment in agriculture, mining, manufacturing and transport infrastructure could help improve export performance and reduce dependence on imports.

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